Live stream: Big decisions lie ahead at the DA Congress 2018 [video]

There's a blue tide in Gauteng this weekend.

The DA Congress will convene at the Tshwane Events Centre, with over 2000 delegates from across South Africa deciding on matters of leadership and policy.

The party’s largest Congress, almost double the size of the 2015 Nelson Mandela Bay gathering, will be broadcast live on the weekend of 7-8 April.

More than 200 journalists, photographers and technicians from media houses, both local and foreign, will be present to ensure that the Federal DA Congress is brought into the homes of all South Africans.

What happens on day one of the DA Federal Congress?

Saturday is the first day of the actions. We’re expecting to see speeches from leading figures of the party, including Mmusi Maimane. This is also the day the DA is expected to reveal their policy resolutions and suggestions for constitutional amendments.

On Sunday, we will see the Congress elect their leaders for specific positions within the party. These motions will effectively signal the beginning of the DA’s 2019 election campaign. There will be eight votes in total:

Nomafrench Mbombo has already won the vote to become DA Women’s Network (DAWN) leader, whereas the decision on the Federal Youth Leader has also been reached: Luyolo Mphithi takes the reigns, leaving eight more positions to be decided.

It is all systems go for Federal Congress, with preparations done. Gates open at 06:00 and the party will be welcoming delegates, observers, invited guests and the members of the Fourth Estate.